TABLE OF CONTENTS

Software 

1. ARC for Windows PC
2. Example Projects
3. Controls
4. Getting Help with Controls
5. ControlCommand()
6. Virtual Desktops
7. RoboScratch
8. Blockly
9. EZ-Script

Mobile Software 

1. Create a Mobile App

Linear Programming 

1. Create a Scene Using RoboScratch (Big Hero Six)
2. Create a Scene using Blockly (Avengers)

Logical Programming 

1. Programming Concepts (Variables, If/Else, Logic)
2. Counting Up
3. Counting Down

Camera Input 

1. Introduction to the EZ-B Camera
2. Face Detection with RoboScratch
3. Face Detection with Blockly
4. Face Detection with EZ-Script
5. Color Tracking with Servos
6. Color Tracking with Movement
7. Detecting Multiple Colors
8. Line Following with Roli, AdventureBot and Shell-E
​9. Vision - Object Training & Recognition
10. Glyphs to Control Robot Movement
11. Detecting Glyphs & Augmented Reality
12. QR Code Detect
13. Microsoft Cognitive Emotion
14. Microsoft Cognitive Vision

Audio Input 

1. Speech Recognition

RGB Output 

1. RGB Animations

Positioning 

1. Servo Control
2. Introduction to Servo Motors
3. Create a Robot Dance
4. Program Robot to Dab
5. Program Robot to Play Piano
6. MYO Gesture Armband

Navigation and Movement 

1. Movement Panels
2. Navigating using RoboScratch
3. Navigating using Blockly

Creative Applications 

1. Customize Your EZ-Robot
2. Control Robot From Twitter
3. Nest Thermostat

EZ-B v4 Robot Brain 

1. EZ-B v4 Robot Brain Overview
2. DIY Autonomous Robot Vehicle
3. EZ-B v4 and IoTiny Wi-Fi Modes
4. Change WiFi Name
5. Resetting Your EZ-B v4 or IoTiny
6. USB WiFi or Ethernet Adapter

​Robot Troubleshooting
1. Which Robot are You Using?

Blockly

ARC (formerly EZ-Builder) includes Blockly Programming for both Windows and Mobile editions. 

Users who are brand new to programming may want to start with RoboScratch before moving to Blockly. 

​While both languages offer drag-and-drop functionality, Blockly is less linear and includes logic functions like "If Conditions", "Loops" and "Variables"  

All EZ-Robots can be programmed with Blockly, including our Humanoid, Rover, Hexapod, Adventurebot and Robot Head.  Blockly will also work for your own custom built robots and robotic applications.
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• In the Mobile Edition, you will find Blockly in the main menu screen, once you launch a project.

Step 1

Before using Blockly, load your robot project into ARC.  This will populate the Blocks with information specifically related to your project.

Step 2

Load the Blockly Interface.  Depending on whether you are running ARC on Mobile or Windows, the steps will vary as follows: 

• In Windows, the Blockly UI can be found in the Top Menu next to RoboScratch and the Virtual Desktops. 

• In the Mobile Edition, you will find Blockly in the main menu screen, once you launch a project.

Step 3

Begin building a program! 

Blockly makes programming easier that text-based programming because you never worry about spelling mistakes or incorrect syntax.  The focus of Block programming is to learn logic of Loops, IF conditions and Variables.

What's Next?

Once you have become comfortable with Blockly, the next step is learning Syntax Programming using EZ-Script, JavaScript, or Pyton.  Continue to the next lesson of the Activities Guide and begin learning how to create powerful programs with text-based programming.

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